European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page26 the stars and stripes sunday. April 16,1989 Houston hands la. Fourth straight loss b Ken Rapp Oporta sports Wriler los Angeles it in t often Pitcher can get away with a Balling practice fastball against Eddie Murray in a bases loaded situation actually that s All Houston s Mike Scott had Lea after failing to throw a strike in ii straight pitches. I m sure i have been that wild before but never in that situation the eighth inning with a one run Lead said Scott who retired the dangerous Murray in a ground bait and went on to a 3-2 Victory Friday night Over the los Angeles dodged. ,. Until that Point Scott had Given up single 16 Mike Davis and consecutive walks to Kirk Gibson and Mike mar shall. Murray who had hit a two run Homer earlier was up next and Scott went to a 3-0 count on him. Even though he Scott did t have command at the time we wanted to stay with what we were trying to do ail  Houston Catcher Alan Ashby said. He came Back and made two great pitches on Murray after going 3-0. Thelast one was Juit a perfect pitch because Murray wanted to hit something hard Ani he threw him an off Speed sinking fastball.". -. The defeat was the fourth straight de feat for los Angeles marking the Dodg ers longest losing Streak since 1987. They never lost More than three in a Rowat any time last season in route to win Ning the world series. Scott 2-1, wound up with it six hitter and Ken Caminiti hit a tic breaking Homer leading off the eighth inning for Houston s winning run. Caminiti s first Homer of the season came off loser Mike Morgan 0-1. The 12-year Veteran right hander pitching for his sixth big league club after an in jury plagued 1988 Campaign surren dered two earned runs and four hits Over eight innings in his first a Start. Cubs 6, Phil list 4 Philadelphia Andre Dawson is a gtd tripled and drove in three Runsas Chicago beat Philadelphia the sixth straight Victory for the  Sanderson who missed most of last season after an operation for remo Val of a disc pitched five innings for his firs Victory As a starter since sept. 25,1987 Milch Williams pitched the final. I %. Innings gaining his Firth save in five at it Roundup tempts As the cubs put together a six game winning Streak for the first time since 19bs.control Cost Philadelphia starter Bruce Rutm 0-2, As the pm pics lost for the first time in four games. Expos 7, pirates 6 Pittsburgh Wallace Johnson s one out Pinch hit double in the ninth in Ning drove in the winning run As Mon Treal blew a four run Lead then rallied to beat Pittsburgh to break a four game los ing Streak. Joe Husk ctr 1-0, got the Victory wit Relief help from Andy Mcgaffigan. Meta 9, cardinals 4 St. Louis Gregg Jeff cries bases Clearing double highly need a seven run fifth inning and David Cone scattered seven hits As new York Defeated St. Louis spoiling the cardinals Home opener. The mils batted around in the fifth before chasing Joe Magrane 1-2, 10 Send the cardinals to i hair third straight los Sand Knock them into last place in the National league East. The mets Are half game ahead of St. Louis. V padres 6, reds 5 san Diego Jack Clark hit his first Home run for san Diego a the acc Nin shot and Luis Salazar homered for he decisive run As inc padres beat Cincinnati. ,.,. San Diego starter Eric show 2-1, went seven innings allowing eight hits and striking out seven. Cincinnati s Kent Tekulve who Al ready owns the National league record. Tied Hoyt Wilhelm s major league record for most career Relief appearances As he pitched in his 1,018th game. Giants 7, braves 5 san Francisco Kevin Milch Cal s fourth Homer of the season and three Bis rallied san Francisco Over Atlanta. m Itchell drove i n a pair of runs with a double in the first inning to help the giants reduce a 3-0 deficit and tied the score at 4-4 with a Solo Homer in the third to boost Bis league leading rib totally 14. 1 Rick Reuschl 3-0, had a Rocky Start but lasted 6v innings. The Olianis improved their record against left handers by chasing Atlanta s Zinc Smith 0-2, after three  look rangers grab sixth straight Dyben Walker a baseball Tvr Iler Detroit the Texas rangers have a new look on the Field and a new place in the standings. The rangers the busiest team in the off season arc off to their fastest Start Ever after beating the Detroit tigers 4-2 Friday night for their sixth straight Victory. Rick Leach one of club s less heralded acquisitions hit a two run Pinch single in the eighth inning that helped Texas improve to 8-1. That s the Best record in the major leagues and the rangers winning Streak is the longest. Jamie mover 2-0, was the  was obtained with Rafael Palmeiro during december in a nine player Trade with the Chicago cubs. It started in Spring training Moyer said. Early on we got off to  Start. But As Spring training went on Guys got their swings Down pitch ers found their Grove and we began playing better.". The Victory marked the Only time Texas has. Won its first tour Road games. The rangers swept a three game series in Milwaukee before. Going 10  8, twins 5new York Steve Balboni. Booed earlier in the game hit a grand slam and Don Slaught singled Home the tie breaking runs in the seventh inning As new York beat Minnesota. The Yankees won for the second straight time after seven consecutive 10sscs, ,. /. Al letter 1-1, gave up five hits walked  struck out 10 in eight innings. Acc Oue Lerman closed Tor his second save v.  _ " Mike Coo Fri 0-1, took the loss. Frank Viola could not hold it 4-0 Lead. And remained win less in three starts. Mariners 9, Angels 5seattle Jeffrey Leonard hit a grand slam and Harold Reynolds drove in three runs with three Nils As Seattle stopped Chicago Mark Langston 2-1, struck out 10 in 8 i innings he gave up five runs. On seven hits. Red sox 7, orioles 4 Boston John Dopson pitched three hit Ball for tvs innings and Al Roundup. Dwight Evans drove in three runs leading Boston Over Baltimore. Dopson 2-0, struck out a career High nine in hts first Al Start. The red so got him in the off season from Montreal Boston won for the fourth time in five games after losing their first four games. Brewers a indians 4 Milwaukee. Robin Youn tripled Home the tie breaking run and Paul Molitor homered leading Milwaukee Over Cleveland. Yount who led the Brewers wilh91 Bis last season drove in his first run of the season for 5-4 Lead in the seventh inning. A Lilor activate from the disabled list earlier in the Day Hii a two run Homer Mark Knudson 1-0, got the Victory and Dan Plesac earned his. Second save. Joe Skalski 0-2, took the loss and was ejected in the eighth after hitting Charlie o Brien with a pitch. Al Lees 7, Whiteson 4 Chicago Dave Stewart won his third game of the season and car Ney Lansford got four hits and score three runs As Oakland spoiled Chi Cago s Home opener. Stewart 3-0, gave up one earned run on seven hits in 6 a innings. He is9-0 in april during the last two years. Harold dairies drove in three runs for the White sox. Mail Crullo hit his first Home run before 37,950 fans at comisk Cyiark. / Blue jays 3, royals 0 Toronto Jimmy key pitched two hitter As Toronto opened its anal season at exhibition stadium before46,028 fans. A key 2-1, did not allow a hit until the seventh inning breaking a string. Of 12 straight innings by Kansas cily without a hit. He struck out eight and did not walk a Batter. Charlie Leibrandt 0-1, shut out the Blue jays until the seventh when Nel son Liriano hit a two out two run single. Kelly Grubor singled and scored in the eighth. The Blue jays will move in june to the sky Doc which is adjacent to exhibition stadium. Rose san Diego a manager Pete Rose says he arranged for a convicted Gambler to get into the pm Cin Nali reds Hole this Spring training but does t see anything wrong with it 1 "1--" T Joseph Cambra convicted of bookmaking in Massachusetts received the team discount at a Riant City,fla.,.hotcrcighl Days during Spring training according. To several  "  ,.  said he asked travelling Secretary Dan Luctta to arrange hotel accommodations for Cambra Rose said he asked Brad Del Barba the reds former travelling Secre tary to do the same in the two previous seasons. Did t ask for a Rale Rose said Friday before the reds1 6-5 loss to the san Diego padres. I said just get him a room i guess because the team made the. Reservation he got a  camera s bookmaking conviction Rose said it must have really been a bad one. He got a year s sus Pended sentence. He s 66 years old. I can l control what he did in his life. All i know is. He s a gentleman around me and he s a gentleman to my Little boy and my  Roe said he was not concerned that a raid on Cam Bra s establishment allegedly uncovered a Check signed by  again where is the Check Rose asked. If they get a copy of the Check and show it to me maybe 1 can explain it to  s name surfaced earlier this week in Boston where both the Globe and the Herald quoted unidentified sources As saying Cambra showed several people in the fall River Somerset mass., area a-1975 world series ring and said it was Given to him by Rose. Rose said Gambia s Ringius a duplicate -. My world series ring is at Home Rose said. ".,it s probably not the first time a world series or super. Bowl ring has been duplicated Rose said he met Cambra in1984 when Cambra was an expos fan. Cambra switched his loyally to the red when Rose returned to Cincinnati and became such a reds fan he asked Rose fora reds world series ring. I think it was a world series ring because t re member writing a idler to Balfour and 1 said it was All right with me if you want to make a duplicate of my 75 world series ring Rose said. From what they told me he Cambra sent them a Check for $3,150." Balfour co. Is an Indianapolis jewelry company that makes the  said his three championship rings won with Cincinnati in i97s and 76 and Philadelphia in 1980 Ore stored in a Case in his Home. On Friday a spokesman for Bristol county mass District attorney Ronald Pina said Friday a $27,000 Check written by Rose to Cambra apparently was not linked to a 1984 gaming operation. Rose in an interview published saturday by the Dayton daily news denied reports that Montreal hotel manager Rene Longpre placed hockey and basketball bets for him. Pete Rose responds to new allegations